fatty acid-binding protein-3; fatty acid-binding protein, heart; heart-type fatty acid-binding protein; H-FABP; muscle fatty acid-binding protein; M-FABP; mammary-derived growth inhibitor; MDGI (FABP3, FABP11, MDGI)

Function

• thought to play a role in the intracellular transport of long-chain fatty acids & their acyl-CoA esters

Structure

• forms a beta-barrel structure that accommodates the hydrophobic ligand in its interior
• belongs to calycin superfamily, fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) family

Compartment

cytoplasm

More general terms

• fatty acid/retinol binding protein family

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2170
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2170
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/134651
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P05413.html